South Kaipara Peninsula & Mosquito Bay

Kennedy Warne visits "the cloak of the south," Te Korowai o te Tonga, South Kaipara Peninsula, and also Mosquito Bay, Lake Rototoa.

Christmas tree farm on Te Korowai o te Tonga, South Kaipara Peninsula

Freshly sown maize on South Kaipara Peninsula

Pine trees are ubiquitous on the peninsula, with Woodhill forest dominating the western side. Here they frame a view to Mosquito Bay, Mānunutahi

Mosquito Bay, Mānunutahi, near South Head and the harbour entrance

Proximity to the Tasman Sea makes Mosquito Bay popular with fishers Iron-rich strata in the sandstone rocks of Mosquito Bay

Iron-rich strata in the sandstone rocks of Mosquito Bay

Lake Rototoa is the largest dune lake in the Auckland region

Swimmers enjoy the near-pristine water of Lake Rototoa

Roadsign alerting motorists to birdlife of Te Korowai o te Tonga

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